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Editorial
. 2015 Apr;261(4):637-8.
doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001134.

Beyond "a chance to cut is a chance to cure": surgical quality in the cancer care continuum

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Beyond "a chance to cut is a chance to cure": surgical quality in the cancer care continuum

Christy E Cauley et al. Ann Surg. 2015 Apr.
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